Doctors' Concerns

October 03, 1999|By Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health survey

Doctors' concerns

In a survey conducted in July by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard University School of Public Health, doctors were asked whether they had dropped their participation in a health care plan because they were unsatisfied, frustrated or unhappy:

No: 52%

Yes: 37%

No answer: 11%

Percentage of doctors who said each of the following is ``a great concern'':

* Spending too much time on administration 58%

rather than directly with patients

* Not enough autonomy over clinical decisions 47%

* Not making enough money 26%

SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health survey